Statement of Purpose

This policy describes the privacy practices regarding information collected from visitors to Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com. It contains information about what data is collected and how it is used. The Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com Privacy and Security Policy applies only to the Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com site. This policy does not apply whenever visitors leave the Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com domains and follow a link to another site, including the sites of state agencies and local governments.. If the address in the browser does not indicate one of the Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com domains, you are no longer on the Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com site. The privacy and security policy of the site owner of each site visited should be reviewed to determine how each site owner addresses personally identifiable information. This policy may be updated periodically.

Definitions

Throughout this document unless otherwise specified:

• "Personally identifiable information" means information that could be used to name or distinguish an individual conducting business on Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com from others. Personally identifiable information includes, but is not limited to: name; address; Social Security Number; credit card, debit card, or bank account information numbers; driver's license number, professional license number, occupational license number, and tax identification numbers; and email address.
• "Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com" refers to any content or applications residing on the Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com domains.

Collection of Information

For online transactions conducted on Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com, individuals will be requested to enter certain information about themselves and/or the organization with which they are affiliated. When personally identifiable information is requested, there will be an indication of whether the disclosure of such information is mandatory or optional to continue the transaction. The type of information requested will vary based upon the type of transaction. Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.come will collect the same information as would be collected if the transaction was performed in person, over the telephone, or through the mail with the Assessor's Office. Additional information may be requested if required by law, if such information is necessary to verify an individual’s identity and secure the transaction, or if the visitor would like updates regarding new features offered by Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com. Information regarding Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com features will only be sent to visitors if they explicitly choose to receive it.

For all other browsing, visitors are not asked for personally identifiable information, and none will be collected. The server logs and persistent cookies of Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com collect information about the number and types of visitors to Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com and how they use the website. This information includes the type of browser, operating system, and the Internet Protocol ("IP") address used by each visitor and similar information about the computer network used. It also includes information verifying when and how pages of the website were accessed. However, no attempt is made to match this information with the identity of the visitor, except as is required to comply with a law enforcement investigation.

Use of Information

Information collected in the course of the transaction is used for the following purposes:

• To conduct online transactions with the Harrison County Assessor's Office(such as the payment of maps or the renewal of a license or permit);
• To send an email to the individual using the online service confirming the transaction; or
• To provide information about new features offered by Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com, to visitors who have elected to opt-in to receive the service.

Metrics from Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com server logs and persistent cookies are used for the following purposes:

• assessing the usability of Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com,
• determining what information is of most interest to Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com visitors,
• establishing technical design specifications,
• measuring Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com system performance and
• identifying potential issues associated with the interface or operation of Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com

Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com will not disclose the email addresses of members of the public that have communicated electronically with a this governmental body without the affirmative consent of the affected individual. Personally identifiable information contained in a question or comment sent to Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com in an email message or submitted in an online form is only used by Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com to respond to the question or comment. Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com may redirect the message to a specific state agency or local government for response if Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com staff believes that the state agency or local government may be in a better position to answer the question than the staff of Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com.

Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com will cooperate with law enforcement agencies in identifying those who appear to be using our services for illegal activities. Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com reserve the right to report to law enforcement agencies any activities that they in good faith believe to be unlawful.

Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com does not sell or release personally identifiable information. Information provided to any governmental body may be subject to disclosure pursuant to the West Virginia Public Information Act and applicable federal legislation. Additionally, although Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com does not sell or release personally identifiable information, certain state agencies or local governments whose sites are accessible through Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com may have different policies concerning the sale or release of personally identifiable information. Information about those policies should be obtained from the appropriate state agency or local government.

Security

Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for secure transmissions. SSL applies encryption between two computers, in this case the individual’s personal computer and the Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.comserver. Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com utilizes 128-bit encryption, which is the strongest encryption currently standard in the marketplace. As a minimum, the following information will be protected when transmitted to Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com:

• Name;
• Social Security Number;
• All credit, debit, and charge card numbers;
• Bank account and electronic check information;
• Transaction payment information;
• Personal identification numbers (PIN) and passwords; and
• Email addresses.

Cookies

Some of the online transactions hosted on Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com use cookies. A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on a visitor’s personal computer to track specific information about that visitor’s interaction with the website. The services hosted on Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com use both session cookies and persistent cookies. A session cookie is temporary and only exists during a single session in which a visitor visits Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com. Session cookies are used to keep track of a particular online transaction. Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com session cookies are destroyed after successful completion of a transaction, after a few minutes of inactivity or when the browser is closed. Persistent cookies continue to exist after a few minutes of inactivity, after the browser is closed or after a visitor completes a single session. Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com uses persistent cookies to track visitor activity on the site to structure content and make the Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com websites easy to use. All persistent cookies from Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com will expire within twenty-five months.

Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com cookies do not contain or collect personal identifiable information about visitors. Moreover, Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com will not match visitor activities with personally identifiable information.

If an individual’s web browser does not accept cookies, he or she may not be able to conduct online transactions on Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com. However, this will not hinder normal browsing of the website.

Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com does not utilize web bugs or any other technology to track user activity other than those stated in this policy.

Additional Information

To the extent allowed by the laws that establish the framework of open government, the Authority has a firm commitment to protecting the personal privacy of Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com visitors. For more information on cookies, review the World Wide Web Consortium’s Frequently Asked Questions at http://www.w3.org/Security/Faq/wwwsf2.html#CLT-Q10. For more information on how to protect personal information online consult the U.S. Federal Trade Commission website at http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/index.html.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or concerns about the Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com Privacy and Security Policy, please contact us at webmaster@Assessor.HarrisonCountyWV.com. If you have any questions or concerns about how state agencies and local governments handle personal information, please contact those governmental bodies directly.